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Arbitrary Unit 3-A, noncultural
About this Nonstructure
General Location
Various areas throughout the site that were thought to contain kivas.
Specific Location
Selection Criteria
Arbitrary Unit 3 is the kiva sampling stratum in the stratified random sampling portion of the excavations; these are the areas thought, prior to excavation, to contain kivas.
Use
Not Applicable
Abandonment
Not Applicable
Postabandonment Process
Not Applicable
Dating of Construction
Not Applicable
Dating of Remodeling
Not Applicable
Dating of Abandonment
Not Applicable
Dating of Midden
Not Applicable
Dating of Reuse
Not Applicable
Date Range
No dates available
Site-Wide
Dating
Excavation Details for Excavation Units
In order by excavation unit number.
Excavation Unit
49
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 99N 138E.
South of butte.
Grid south edge of Structure 104.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. Unit added to north edge of probability unit 98N 138E to gain additional working space.
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Structure floor.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
50
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 99N 140E.
South of butte.
Along southeast wall of Structure 104.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. To define architectural feature exposed in probability unit adjacent to east.
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Fill continued. Bench surface exposed in portion of unit.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
58
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 101N 145E.
South of butte.
Along grid-west wall of Structure 103.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. To expand work space to finish random unit adjacent to grid west.
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Structure floor.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
59
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 103N 138E.
South of butte.
North edge of Structure 104.
Selection Criteria
Random. Pitstructure sampling stratum (SS 3).
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Bedrock.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
60
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 104N 96E.
South of west end of butte.
8 m grid west-northwest of Structure 206.
Selection Criteria
Random. Pitstructure sampling stratum (SS 3).
Excavation Strategy
Other. Combination of arbitrary levels and natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Bedrock.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
83
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 119N 121E.
On slope north of butte.
Center of Structure 302.
Selection Criteria
Random. Pitstructure sampling stratum (SS 3).
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Bedrock.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
84
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 119N 122E.
On slope just north of butte.
South center of Structure 302.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. To create a trench between two random units.
Excavation Strategy
Other. Combination of natural strata and arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Structure floor.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
85
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 119N 123E.
On slope just north of butte.
At grid southeast edge of Structure 302.
Selection Criteria
Random. Pitstructure sampling stratum (SS 3).
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Structure floor.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit